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London Catholic Worker Autumn 2011 “love is the fulfilment of the law” - St Paul FREE / DONATION No. 34 THE LONDON CATHOLIC WORKER Rioting in Tottenham Mourn the Dead! Heal the Goes National Wounded! End the Wars! When police shot and killed Mark Duggan in Tottenham, On September 11th. a small group of Catholic and then refused to talk to the family, the ensuing riots Workers and friends made their way into the U.S. sparked a national debate. This article is an attempt to embassy in London. We went to the embassy on the reflect on events that began in our locality. 10th. anniversary of the attack on the World Trade After having the inevitable and frustrating conversation Centre, to mourn the dead of New York City and those with my Granny about the riots - the one where she says, who have become roadkill in the U.S. backlash ―it wasn't like this in the 1930s, children did what their massacres that have followed. This is the 10th anniversary of the "war without end!" parents said‖, ―why do you want to live in Hackney?‖ etc, and I can't argue because she's my Gran – I needed to As we approached the embassy we passed a pub full write something... of English Defence League and met police barricades According to my Gran, there used to be lines of starving, impeding our path. We soon realised that some of the emaciated men waiting in queues patiently to find work. key people presently prosecuting these wars were to Nowadays, the young don't even want to work. In the old assemble in the park in front of the embassy - PM days you would never have gone out if your parents told David Cameron, Prince Charles, the U.S. Ambassador you to stay in, nowadays kids have no respect. They're not et al. We backed off and began to make our way to the starving, they've got loads of stuff – they're just greedy, far corner of the embassy. We were immediately lazy and selfish. tracked on CCTV and detained for "suspicion of So why the change, what has happened to make us (and possessing weapons". she does include in me in 'the youth' still!) so disrespect- While being detained we unfurled our banner "Mourn ful and selfish? And, depending on which media you the Dead!, Heal the Wounded!, End the Wars!" (cont p7) read/watch, are these rioters disrespectful, (cont p5) A Message From Lillian Lyons It is important for both Michael and I to let you know how much we appreciate your support whilst my husband is locked up in Military prison. Every message, letter and show of face means the world to us and is really helping us to get through this crazy time in our lives. I am sure most of you know why Michael has been pun- ished by the Royal Navy so I won‘t waste your time re- gurgitating the details of his case, the intimidating Court Martials or the legality of his defence. Instead I will tell you a bit about how Michael‘s conscience led him to a incredibly unjust sentence. Mike has served as a Medic in the Submarine Service for nearly 7 years. It sounds clichéd but he really (cont p8) Discovering the INSIDE: p2 Render Unto Caesar? Catholic Worker p4 Cardinal at Faslane Anti-Nuclear Protest It was while on retreat at Easter that I picked up the p7 A Visit to London’s Arms Fair newsletter for London Catholic Worker. I had been trying to discern my next step in life, but I had never P7 Location, Location, Location heard of the Catholic Worker movement. I started to p9 Peter Maurin & CW T-shirts for Sale read the lead article about the opening of their house p10 DVD for sale - the Dorothy Day story of hospitality for refugees in London, not just a report p11 DATES for your Diary & Standing Order Form on its opening, but a real testimony to the people who p11 Peace Pilgrim had inspired it and how they each had struggled (cont p6) P12 House Needs London Catholic Render Unto Caesar? Aside from numerous verses on love and Worker: forgiveness, Christian anarchists point to We are: Angela Broome, Simon passages in Old and New Testaments to Watson, Henrietta Cullinan, Chris further validate their interpretation of Goodchild, Scott and Maria Albrecht, Christianity. The most significant of these Martin Newell, Soo Tian Lee, Sean will be reviewed here – more can be found O‘Malley, Ciaron O‘Reilly, Mirjam in Christian anarchist literature. Johansson, Dan Viesnik, Andrew One example concerns one of Jesus‟ Russell, Paulo Oliveira wilderness temptations, which reads: Dorothy Day House Again, the devil took him to a very high 16 De Beauvoir Road, mountain and showed him all the De Beauvoir Town, London N1 5SU kingdoms of the world and their splendour. Tel: 020 7249 0041 Email: “All this I will give you,” he said, “if you will [email protected] bow down and worship me.” We are: Dan Viesnik Michael Omari Jesus said to him, “Away from me, Satan! For it is written: „Worship the Lord your Guiseppe Conlon House God, and serve him only.‟” 49 Mattison Road, London N4 1BG Jacques Ellul argues that according to this Tel: 020 8348 8212 Email: text, “all powers, all the power and glory of [email protected] Dorothy Day House and Giuseppe the kingdoms, all that has to do with politics and political authority, belongs to Conlon House offer hospitality to This above book is available on the internet destitute refugees, mainly men. We the devil.” It is moreover important to note run Peter‘s Community Café and the that Jesus does not deny that political perceived injustice or insecurity, do not Urban Table Soup Kitchen. We or- power does indeed belong to the devil. resort to any violence, because “it can ganise regular non-violent resistance, Rather, “he refuses the offer of power only give rise to further violence.” And as and produce this newsletter. because the devil demands that he should Ellul notes, the warning applies quite We are: Martin Newell, Sean fall down before him and worship him.” broadly. On the one hand, “since the state O Malley, Ciaron O‘Reilly, Soo Jesus refuses political power because it uses the sword, it will be destroyed by the Tian Lee, Andrew Russell, Paulo would entail worship of the devil. So Jesus sword, as centuries of history have shown Oliveira declines the possibility of changing the us.” But on the other, this can also be world through political channels. He seen as a caution to Christians: “do not Catholic Worker Farmhouse: rejects the state because he can only fight the state with the sword, for if you do, Lynsters Farm, Old Uxbridge Road, serve one Lord: it is not possible to serve you will be killed by the sword.” Violence West Hyde, Herts, WD3 9XJ both God and the state. should never be used, neither to hold Tel: 01923 777 201 Email: Ellul notices that a similar point is made in political authority nor to overthrow it. And if [email protected] We are: Scott & Maria Albrecht the Old Testament. Until Samuel, Israel violence is used, then no validation for it and family, Mirjam Johannsen had no king. Decisions were taken mostly can be claimed from Christianity, because by popular assembly: “people did what Jesus explicitly denounces it. The Farmhouse offers hospitality to was right in their own eyes.” But in 1 So, Christian anarchists understand destitute women. We vigil regularly Samuel 8, they told Samuel that they Christianity to be strictly incompatible with at the nearby Northwood Joint Forces wanted a king so that they could be like the state and political power; for them, Military HQ. We also grow organic other nations and have more efficient Christianity provides the blueprint for a vegetables and have a poustinia. military leadership. As Ellul explains, non-violent, anarchist revolution. However, Maryhouse is an extension of our “Samuel protested and went to God in there are two important phrases from the work, and offers a home to four prayer. The God of Israel replied: Do not New Testament that are frequently raised destitute women with children. be upset. The people have not rejected against Christian anarchists as if these Peter’s Community Café: you, Samuel, but me, God. […] Accept self-evidently contradict their political Open Mon-Weds 12noon-5.30pm their demand but warn them of what will interpretation: “render to Caesar,” and The Crypt, St Peter‘s Church, happen.” Samuel then warned them of all Paul‟s instructions in Romans 13. These Northchurch Terrace, De Beauvoir the abuses of power that would ensue, but must now be analysed in turn to show why Town, N1 5AT Tel: 020 7249 0041 they wanted their king. So, they chose an Christian anarchists consider them not as Urban Table Soup Kitchen: earthly ruler, a state, instead of God. That contradicting but as actually confirming Open Sun. 2.30pm-4.30pm is, they opted for idolatry, for the service their own interpretation. The Old School Rooms, The Round and worship of the state rather than God. It is important to recall the details of the Chapel, Powerscroft Road, Hackney, (Note that even though he disapproved, “render to Caesar” episode before London E5 0PU God allowed them to freely reject him.) commenting on it. The story reads as fol- Peter’s Cafe and the Urban Table Another important passage in terms of lows: Later they sent some of the Phari- are both attempts to imitate Jesus‘ how to respond to fear and insecurity can sees and Herodians to Jesus to catch him in practice of sharing his table with all be found in Matthew 26:51-52.
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